Nansi Jones

Architecture has been in Nansi’s family for generations; one of her grandfathers was an architect and the other owned a construction company. Growing up in Pembrokeshire, Wales, Nansi was surrounded by beautiful old churches, cottages, and castles – Wales has more castles per square mile than anywhere else in Europe - so she was destined to dabble in history. 

A self-proclaimed ‘stage school kid’ Nansi felt that Architecture was more tangible than a career in theatre and she felt excited by that. Luckily it turned out to be the perfect mix of creativity and academia and at this early stage of her career, she is enjoying the constant learning curves. 

Nansi’s approach to her projects stems from understanding a site's context in order to know how to maintain or develop it. 

‘One of the things I really enjoy about working with existing buildings is the problem-solving aspect, so not only what the current issues are but looking at how the location, building period or material is possibly contributing to said issue.’ 

Having spent a lot of time on site Nansi relishes the exposure she gets to contractors and tradespeople and the knowledge they can share with her, which supports her drive to learn and develop. Her time on site at Battersea Power Station was pivotal in her progression, starting out as an architectural assistant and finishing the project as a qualified architect overseeing the day-to-day work on site. This significant experience saw her grow in confidence and knowledge.  

Nansi is a member of the Purcell Design programme which encourages better design communication across the practice. The programme runs regular workshops centred around communication through design, focussed on hand drawing within live site settings. 

She also runs her own Etsy Shop selling building illustrations. She has donated  pieces to a charity auction for Article 25 over the last few years, a humanitarian architectural charity who build schools, houses and hospitals in developing countries.